Archive –
June,
2002

Stengel earns award for work with students

Posted June 28, 2002; 02:59 p.m.

by etu

Princeton professor Robert Stengel has received the John R. Ragazzini Education Award of the American Automatic Control Council.
According to the citation, he was recognized for his "outstanding ability to motivate and educate undergraduate a...

Book catalogs images of King David

Posted June 27, 2002; 09:08 a.m.

by rstevens

The first comprehensive survey of the thousands of images of King David, one of the pivotal figures in the Bible's Old Testament, has been published by the Index of Christian Art.
The index, based in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Pri...

Maria Klawe, computer scientist, to become engineering dean

Posted June 26, 2002; 12:20 a.m.

by sschultz

Maria Klawe, a computer scientist and dean of science at the University of British Columbia, has been named dean of Princeton's
School of Engineering and Applied Science
, effective Jan. 1. She also will be appointed a professor in Princeton's...

Research exhibition on Chinese painting on display May 10-Sept. 1

Posted June 25, 2002; 04:13 p.m.

by etu

Images of Buddhist immortals, Daoist deities and Confucian sages are explored in a research exhibition that focuses on 14 hanging scrolls, handscrolls and albums in the Princeton University Art Museum's permanent collection.

Scholars go to the schools to teach science

Posted June 24, 2002; 11:57 a.m.

by rstevens

a high school science teacher, Mark Volpe has attended his share of professional development programs and seminars. Few, however, have given him the chance to ask such big philosophical questions as, "What are the criteria for truth? How do we kno...

Paper wins award for distinguished contribution

Posted June 24, 2002; 12:17 a.m.

by rstevens

A paper co-written by Marion Fourcade-Gourinchas has been selected by the American Sociological Association as the winner of the 2002 Political Sociology Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award.

Russel named dean of the Graduate School

Posted June 20, 2002; 10:45 a.m.

by rstevens

Longtime Princeton faculty member William B. Russel has been named to succeed John Wilson as dean of the
Graduate School
, effective Aug. 1. Wilson, who has served as dean since 1994, announced his retirement last October.
Russel, the Arthur...

$7.5 million funds work in 'organic' electronics

Posted June 18, 2002; 08:33 a.m.

by rstevens

Display Corp., a small publicly traded company in Ewing, N.J., has renewed its funding of Princeton engineers whose research could lead to brighter, cheaper, more versatile flat-panel electronic displays.

Lacrosse players named Academic All-America

Posted June 17, 2002; 12:22 a.m.

by lauren

Psychology majors Rachael Becker and Kim Smith were named 2002 Academic All-America by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). Princeton's women's team won the NCAA national title in May and also has several All-American ...

Frankfurt selected for study in Germany

Posted June 14, 2002; 10:11 a.m.

by tbartus

Frankfurt, professor of philosophy, will be a Distinguished Visitor this fall at the American Academy in Berlin, a privately funded institution that provides a unique bridge between Germany and America. Visitors pursue projects in their areas of e...

Lamont elected to organization leadership

Posted June 14, 2002; 10:10 a.m.

by tbartus

Michele Lamont, professor of sociology, has been elected to the executive committee of the Council for European Studies, the North American association of social scientists specializing in the study of Europe and European societies.

Keeping it short: Richardson distills wit in aphorisms

Posted June 14, 2002; 09:43 a.m.

by rstevens

a world flooded with marketing slogans, sound bytes and self-help lists, Professor of English and Creative Writing James Richardson admits to having had moments of concern about how his own book of one-liners -- a collection of 500 aphorisms -- wo...

Book marks 50th year of Forrestal Campus

Posted June 14, 2002; 09:42 a.m.

by rstevens

years ago last month, 450 people gathered in Plainsboro, N.J., to dedicate Princetons new James Forrestal Research Center. The acquisition of the 825-acre complex on U.S. 1 marked a critical juncture in the Universitys history, enabling it to be...

Portes receives Pitirim Sorokin Award

Posted June 14, 2002; 12:12 a.m.

by tbartus

"Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation," a book by Alejandro Portes and Rubin Rumbaut, has received the Pitirim Sorokin Award for the best book published in 2001. The Sorokin award is the highest recognition of scholarly publicati...

Cotsen Children's Library closed until October for new installation

Posted June 12, 2002; 10:25 a.m.

by mmarks

The Cotsen Children's Library will be closed until October for refurbishing. When it reopens, the Cotsen gallery will have been transformed into an imaginary "Bookscape" with picture-book-inspired hideaways for readers of all ages.

Nehamas to lead American Philosophical Association

Posted June 12, 2002; 09:50 a.m.

by tbartus

Alexander Nehamas, the Edmund Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities, professor of philosophy and professor of comparative literature, has been elected vice president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Associatio...

Shapiro to be honored June 13

Posted June 12, 2002; 09:45 a.m.

by tbartus

President Emeritus Harold T. Shapiro will be honored June 13 at the National Conference for Community and Justice-New Jersey Region Princeton Area Capital Chapter Humanitarian Awards Dinner. He will be recognized for his efforts on behalf of indiv...

Low-level oil spills can cause serious damage

Posted June 11, 2002; 08:16 a.m.

by rstevens

The ecological effects of low-level oil spills may be more serious than previously thought, according to a Princeton-led study that documented the widespread death of marine iguanas on a Galapagos island.